Gee Atherton wins Fort William World Cup

Gee Atherton (GT Factory Racing) on his way to winning the Fort William downhill World Cup

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Gee and Rachel Atherton, brother and sister, celebrate both winning the first 2013 Downhill World Cup in Fort William

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Gee Atherton (GT Factory Racing)

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Aaron Gwin (Specialized Racing DH)

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Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racing)

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Samuel Hill (hain Reaction Cycles.com / Nukeproof)

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Brook Macdonald (Trek World Racing)

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Josh Bryceland (Santa Cruz Syndicate)

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Michael Hannah (Hutchinson UR)

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Danny Hart (Giant Factory Off-Road Team)

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Samuel Blenkinsop (Lapierre Gravity Republic)

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Sam Hill (Chain Reaction Cycles.com / Nukeproof)

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Troy Brosnan (Specialized Racing DH)

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Watering the track at Fort William - something nobody ever thought would be necessary

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Steve Peat against the Scottish highlands

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Aaron Gwin (Specialized Racing DH)

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Marc Beaumont (GT Factory Racing)

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Jared Graves (Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team)

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Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate)

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Greg Minaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate)

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Josh Bryceland (Santa Cruz Syndicate)

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Brook Macdonald (Trek World Racing)

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Greg Williamson (Trek World Racing)

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Making it the perfect day for the Atherton family, Gee Atherton (GT Factory Racing) finished off what his sister had begun earlier in the day by winning the Fort William Downhill World Cup on Scotland on Sunday afternoon.

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Gee Atherton blazed down the mountain with the fastest time of 4:36.712. New Zealander Brook Macdonald (Trek World Racing) had the second best run of the day at 1.142 seconds and Canadian Steve Smith rounded out the top three at 1.361.

"It's been awhile since I've won here. For me, it doesn't get better than this," Atherton told Redbull.tv. He last won in Fort William three years ago. "It was a good, smooth run. I couldn't have asked for a better run, really."

"I'm stoked to start the World Cup series like this. Bring it on, I say."

Notably absent from the podium were former world champion Sam Hill (Chain Reaction Cycles) in sixth, fastest qualifier Danny Hart (Giant) in seventh, world champion Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz) in eighth and the man who has dominated the World Cup circuit for the past two years, Aaron Gwin (Specialized Racing DH), in 20th.

After his run, Minnaar said, "I was too tense up top. I was riding really stiff and not as smooth as I would have liked. I had a pretty decent bottom. Considering the conditions, I'm stoked to have come down."

None of the favorites experienced major crashes or mechanicals. Racers competed under sunny skies.